Dr. David L. Dorfman and Mrs. Dolce S. Dorfman were interviewed on Nov. 9, 1976.
In 1950 the Dorfmans were upset about the lack of flags seen on the fourth of July. Dr. Dorfman was president of the Cornwall P.T.A. and he and Mrs. Dorfman wanted to have a parade in Cornwall celebrating the birth of the U.S.A. They wanted the parade to have patriotic floats. They had lots of opposition.
The Dorfmans talk about all they went through to get permission to hold the celebration at Donahue Farm. They went to many organizations to get donations for expenses. The first year they sent a car with a rumble seat and had a man in costume standing in the car and ringing a bell to announce that the parade was coming. Also that year, the author Burke Boyce read the Declaration of Independence. The next year Judge Decker read the Declaration of Independence. Ortone's band provided music. There was no pageant the first two years.
The Dorfmans wanted children to learn the history of the United States so they asked Jan Dempsey and Marion Mailler to write the first pageant with guidance from Burke Boyce. It was called "A Fabric of Freedom." Dr. Dorfman was the first narrator. Scenes in the pageant were ideas for the floats.
Dr. and Mrs. Dorfman remembered many interesting occurrences during the planning of the original pageant and parade and how it evolved through the years. They hope it will go on through the generations to come.
At the beginning of the tape Dr. Dorfman read a paper commending the Dorfmans for participating in the 200th celebration of the birth of the United States of America.

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Dr. David L. Dorfman and Mrs. Dolce S. Dorfman were interviewed on Nov. 9, 1976.
In 1950 the Dorfmans were upset about the lack of flags seen on the fourth of July. Dr. Dorfman was president of the Cornwall P.T.A. and he and Mrs. Dorfman wanted to have a parade in Cornwall celebrating the birth of the U.S.A. They wanted the parade to have patriotic floats. They had lots of opposition.
The Dorfmans talk about all they went through to get permission to hold the celebration at Donahue Farm. They went to many organizations to get donations for expenses. The first year they sent a car with a rumble seat and had a man in costume standing in the car and ringing a bell to announce that the parade was coming. Also that year, the author Burke Boyce read the Declaration of Independence. The next year Judge Decker read the Declaration of Independence. Ortone's band provided music. There was no pageant the first two years.
The Dorfmans wanted children to learn the history of the United States so they asked Jan Dempsey and Marion Mailler to write the first pageant with guidance from Burke Boyce. It was called "A Fabric of Freedom." Dr. Dorfman was the first narrator. Scenes in the pageant were ideas for the floats.
Dr. and Mrs. Dorfman remembered many interesting occurrences during the planning of the original pageant and parade and how it evolved through the years. They hope it will go on through the generations to come.
At the beginning of the tape Dr. Dorfman read a paper commending the Dorfmans for participating in the 200th celebration of the birth of the United States of America.